end of summer blues

Bye pool and ice creams, bye midnight snacks while reading in bed, bye homemade popsicles, bye sleeping in, bye renting movies in the middle of the week, bye road trips and picnics. I'm going to miss you all. But I'm ready for fall ♥

georgeville

Two hours from Montreal, near the US border there is this peaceful little place that stole my heart from day one. There is a pier with benches to watch the blue-green lake water and a rustic table to have romantic picnics at sunset. On one side a modest marine with just a few boats. On the other, a crystal clear natural pool surrounded by sailboats. There is also a couple of art galleries, a tennis court with wooden fences, a general store where you can buy homemade cold sandwiches and freshly baked pies, a church built in 1866, a playground and a quiet restaurant overlooking the beautiful lake Menphredmagog. The only thing you need in this place is a good book, and luckily I had one with me.

here comes the sun

Today, very close to home. I was kicked out of this place by a million bees :S

How gorgeous is Gabriela?

I was looking forward to this session, I got to photograph one of my favorite clients again! I did a photo session with Gabriela and her beautiful sisters and mom one year ago. Now she's almost sixteen years old and she's just blossoming! For some of these photos we went to a nearby marina and the rest were made in the little park in front of my house. I had such a hard time choosing which images to post, but here are some of my favs:

best friends

I was recently hired to do a session with two BFF teenage girls who are going to be separated because one of them is moving to Europe while the other one is staying in Montreal. They wanted to have this memory of their friendship. When I was taking these pictures I relived the day when my best friend Sara left Caracas to go live in Orlando, Florida. I was 16 years old, and to me losing someone so special was a tragedy. I would've loved to have some pictures like these, but I have something even better: I still have Sara.

lake mom

One of my favorite places and lovely parents to be. I can't wait to meet their baby Marianne!

perfume

One of my favorite summer day trips is the Eastern Townships region: lakes, small gem towns, old-fashioned general stores, fresh baked raspberries pies, little marinas, beautiful country scenes and even an almost french lavender field.

home

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Favorite colors :) This is a little collage for Vicki's Creative Challenge Flickr group.b

flower pots

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When six years ago I talked to my friend Marlene about my plans for moving from Caracas to Montreal, the first thing she said to me was "Oh, I remember the flowers! Montreal is so beautiful, tons of flowers everywhere!". Now I understand. Every house, public square, street or little shop in this city is decorated with dozens of flowers during summertime. The few things I know about gardening I've learned them here.

coteau-du-lac

Last Sunday we went to Coteau-du-Lac's wharf to have a picnic. Then, at the historic site, Valeria - as always - played a while in the cold water. I think this girl is a river nimph.

whisper

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summer. naps . warm afternoons. light. books. lemonade. breeze. wild flowers. beauty.

that moment

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The light at this place is always so beautiful that it's ridiculous. I took this picture thinking of a very dear friend of mine.

friendship bracelets

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My 15 years old daughter Marianne makes these friendship bracelets, and they have been so successful with her friends that she's thinking about opening her own Etsy shop. She learned how to make them when she was 9, with a book we gave her for Christmas.

there's a rainbow in my kitchen

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I have a pretty colorful collection of about two dozen of inexpensive bowls that I found here and there and we use them all the time. The cats have their own collection too :)

beacon

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Aylmer's Marina is one of my favorite places to wait for the sunset.